Professor of Ophthalmology, Duke University
Ophthalmology
Dr. Natalie A. Afshari, MD
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Natalie A. Afshari is an expert in the field of Ophthalmology. She graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanford University School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. Stanford University School of Medicine is ranked 2/25 in Research/PrimaryCare. She has 1 awards "America's Top Doctors". Natalie A. Afshari is a published physician as well. She has 67 publications published. The latest was: External beam irradiation inhibits neointimal hyperplasia following balloon angioplasty. Natalie Afshari accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- Advances in Cataract surgery: preserving the corneal endothelium.
- The quest to optimizing Cataract surgery outcomes.
- Mitochondrial Polymorphism A10398G and Haplogroup I are associated with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
- Pearls for successful Cataract surgery with endothelial keratoplasty.
- Visual and refractive outcomes of laser Cataract surgery.
- Effect of Cornea Donor Graft Thickness on the Outcome of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Surgery.
- Whole exome sequencing identifies a mutation for a novel form of Corneal intraepithelial dyskeratosis.
- The role of presbyopia-correcting intraocular Lenses after laser in situ keratomileusis.
- Increased Rates of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) Graft Failure and Dislocation in Glaucomatous Eyes with Aqueous Shunts.
- Ever-evolving technological advances in Cataract surgery: can perfection be achieved?
- The changing fate of the corneal endothelium in Cataract surgery.
- Dislocation of the Donor Graft to the Posterior Segment in Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty.
- Polyhexamethylene Biguanide and Calcineurin Inhibitors as Novel Antifungal Treatments for Aspergillus Keratitis.
- Refractive changes after descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty: a simplified mathematical model.
- Early outcomes of descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in pseudophakic eyes with anterior chamber intraocular Lenses.
- Replication of TCF4 through Association and Linkage Studies in Late-Onset Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
- Cataracts: we have perfected the surgery, but is it time for prevention?
- Recurrent Corneal Erosion Syndrome: A Study of 364 Episodes.
- Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in a patient with four Glaucoma tubes.
- Air bubble-associated endothelial trauma in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
- The histology of graft adhesion in descemet stripping with endothelial keratoplasty.
- Fellow selection criteria.
- Genome-wide linkage scan in fuchs endothelial Corneal dystrophy.
- Refractive change after descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty surgery and its correlation with graft thickness and diameter.
- DSEK in Eyes with double glaucoma tubes.
- Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty in a child.
- Trends in resistance to ciprofloxacin, cefazolin, and gentamicin in the treatment of bacterial Keratitis.
- Novel delivery method to reduce endothelial injury in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
- Perioperative antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents in Cataract surgery.
- Nutrition and the prevention of Cataracts.
- Atypical asymmetric lattice Corneal dystrophy associated with a novel homozygous mutation (Val624Met) in the TGFBI gene.
- Role of Corneal elasticity in damping of intraocular pressure.
- Microbial keratitis following Corneal transplantation.
- Analysis of bacterial cultures in infectious Keratitis, 1997 to 2004.
- Calcineurin promotes infection of the cornea by Candida albicans and can be targeted to enhance fluconazole therapy.
- alpha(1)-Adrenergic receptor antagonists and the iris: new mechanistic insights into floppy iris syndrome.
- Genetics of Corneal dystrophies: the evolving landscape.
- Clinical study of Fuchs Corneal endothelial dystrophy leading to penetrating keratoplasty: a 30-year experience.
- Optimal size and location for Corneal rotational autografts: a simplified mathematical model.
- Alpha1-adrenergic antagonists and floppy iris syndrome: tip of the iceberg?
- Posterior dislocation of a crystalline Lens associated with airbag deployment.
- The effectiveness of isobutyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive for the treatment of Corneal perforations.
- Laser in situ keratomileusis outcomes following radial keratotomy, astigmatic keratotomy, photorefractive keratectomy, and penetrating keratoplasty.
- Trends in the indications for penetrating keratoplasty, 1980-2001.
- Risk factors for progression to penetrating keratoplasty in patients with Keratoconus.
- Collagen-rich crystalloids in a scarred vascularized cornea.
- "Cracked-mud" ciprofloxacin precipitates on a Corneal graft.
- Polymorphic Corneal amyloidosis: a disorder due to a novel mutation in the transforming growth factor beta-induced (BIGH3) gene.
- Two mutations in the TGFBI (BIGH3) gene associated with lattice Corneal dystrophy in an extensively studied family.
- Cataract formation after initial trabeculectomy in young patients.
- West Nile virus Chorioretinitis.
- The inflammatory milieu associated with Conjunctivalized cornea and its alteration with IL-1 RA gene therapy.
- The changing face of the genetics of Corneal dystrophies.
- Binding of intact and cleaved human growth hormone to hepatic receptors and plasma binding proteins.
- Endothelial Keratoplasty: From DLEK to DMEK.
- Presumed oculoglandular syndrome from Bartonella quintana.
- Missense mutations in TCF8 cause late-onset Fuchs Corneal dystrophy and interact with FCD4 on chromosome 9p.
- Presbyopia-correcting intraocular Lenses: 'one Lens does not fit all'.
- Cataract surgery: from couching to femtosecond, look how far we have come!
- Ophthalmic ultrasonography in children.
- Corneal transplantation in children.
- Inflammatory conditions of the eye associated with rheumatic Diseases.
- Cortical visual impairment in infants and children.
- Temporal arteritis.
- Survey of patients with granular, lattice, avellino, and Reis-Bücklers Corneal dystrophies for mutations in the BIGH3 and gelsolin genes.
- External beam irradiation inhibits neointimal hyperplasia following balloon angioplasty.
Schools
Stanford University School Of Medicine
Brigham and Women39s Hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Procedures Preformed
- Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK)
- Anterior Vitrectomy
- Cataract Removal Surgery
- Cornea Transplant
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Conditions Treated
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Aphakia and Other Disorders of Lens
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm of Eye
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Doctors Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
Education
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Harvard Medical School -
Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Stanford University School of Medicine
Hospital
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UC San Diego Health -
Duke Raleigh Hospital -
Duke University Hospital -
Duke Regional Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1538126735 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | AFSHARI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | NATALIE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 277100001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | NC | |
| Specialty Description | Ophthalmology | |
| Total Claim Count | 792.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1538126735 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AFSHARI |
| First Name Of The Provider | NATALIE |
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